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China

A History

by John Keay ...

Narrated by Anne Flosnik ...

Unabridged

25 hours 31 min

Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past. Keay's authoritative history examines 5,000 years in China, from the time of the Three Dynasties through ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past. Keay's authoritative history examines 5,000 years in China, from the time of the Three Dynasties through
... Read more
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The Afghan Wars: History in an Hour

by Rupert Colley ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Britain has invaded Afghanistan twice before in the nineteenth century. Both times tenacious Afghan fighters defended their country to humiliating British defeats. The Soviet Union also discovered what a tough enemy the Afghans are after nearly a decade of conflict from 1979 to 1989. When not fighting foreign invaders, Afghanistan was torn ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Britain has invaded Afghanistan twice before in the nineteenth century. Both times tenacious Afghan fighters defended their country to humiliating British defeats. The Soviet Union also discovered what a tough enemy the Afghans are after nearly a decade of conflict from 1979 to 1989. When not fighting foreign invaders, Afghanistan was torn
... Read more
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court

Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

by Anna Harriette Leonowens ...

Narrated by Wanda McCaddon ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

This 1870 memoir, which was the basis for the musical The King and I, vividly recounts the experiences of Anna Harriette Leonowens, who served as a governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam and as translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role, and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends, ... Read more

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This 1870 memoir, which was the basis for the musical The King and I, vividly recounts the experiences of Anna Harriette Leonowens, who served as a governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam and as translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role, and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends,
... Read more
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Central Asia

A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present

by Adeeb Khalid ...

Narrated by Aaqil Ahmed ...

Unabridged

17 hours 28 min

This engaging audiobook narrated by Aaqil Ahmed explores how Central Asia has been shaped by modern world eventsCentral Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the ... Read more

$29.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This engaging audiobook narrated by Aaqil Ahmed explores how Central Asia has been shaped by modern world eventsCentral Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the
... Read more
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History of Tibet: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Kingdoms, the Tibetan Empire, Mongol Invasions, Buddhism, Chinese Rule, and Modern Times

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

Embark on an epic journey through the heart and history of Tibet!Discover the majestic landscapes, ancient traditions, and the relentless quest for freedom in this captivating journey. Explore the spiritual and everyday life of Tibetan civilization, from the mysterious beginnings of its people to their ongoing struggles under Chinese rule.Inside, you will discover:Ancient Beginnings: Trace the ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Embark on an epic journey through the heart and history of Tibet!Discover the majestic landscapes, ancient traditions, and the relentless quest for freedom in this captivating journey. Explore the spiritual and everyday life of Tibetan civilization, from the mysterious beginnings of its people to their ongoing struggles under Chinese rule.Inside, you will discover:Ancient Beginnings: Trace the
... Read more
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Brief History of Bhutan, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 19 - A Brief History of - Around the World Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.1 planA Brief History of Bhutan takes readers on a captivating journey through the history of one of the world’s most extraordinary nations. Tucked away in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan is a land of breathtaking landscapes, deep spirituality, and a culture steeped in centuries of tradition. Known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," Bhutan has forged a ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.1 planA Brief History of Bhutan takes readers on a captivating journey through the history of one of the world’s most extraordinary nations. Tucked away in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan is a land of breathtaking landscapes, deep spirituality, and a culture steeped in centuries of tradition. Known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," Bhutan has forged a
... Read more
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Brief History of Hong Kong & China 2 in 1, A

The Rise of a Superpower and the City That Refused to Obey

by Dominic Haynes ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the rise of a superpower and the city that refused to obey in this compelling two-in-one bundle. A Brief History of Hong Kong & China brings together two powerful narratives, unveiling the interconnected yet contrasting stories of China's rapid ascent and Hong Kong's relentless fight for autonomy.Do you struggle to understand China’s global ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the rise of a superpower and the city that refused to obey in this compelling two-in-one bundle. A Brief History of Hong Kong & China brings together two powerful narratives, unveiling the interconnected yet contrasting stories of China's rapid ascent and Hong Kong's relentless fight for autonomy.Do you struggle to understand China’s global
... Read more
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Nothing to Envy

Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

12 hours 30 min

Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung and the unchallenged rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Taking us into a landscape never before seen, Demick brings to life what it means to be an average Korean citizen ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung and the unchallenged rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Taking us into a landscape never before seen, Demick brings to life what it means to be an average Korean citizen
... Read more
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A History of Japan

Revised Edition

by R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

13 hours 7 min

A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the
... Read more
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Shattered Sword

The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

by Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

24 hours 44 min

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese
... Read more
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When Asia Was the World

Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East”

by Stewart Gordon ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

While European intellectual, cultural, and commercial life stagnated during the early medieval period, Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion.Linked together by a web of religious, commercial, and intellectual connections, the different regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with commerce, international diplomacy, and the brisk exchange of ... Read more

$19.99 USD

While European intellectual, cultural, and commercial life stagnated during the early medieval period, Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion.Linked together by a web of religious, commercial, and intellectual connections, the different regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with commerce, international diplomacy, and the brisk exchange of
... Read more
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A Brief History of Japan

Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun

by Jonathan Clements ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a
... Read more
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The Hong Kong Diaries

by Chris Patten ...

Narrated by Chris Patten ...

Unabridged

25 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not - as other British colonies over the decades - for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not - as other British colonies over the decades - for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as
... Read more
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

by Ezra F. Vogel ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

33 hours 48 min

Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton," Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late twentieth century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the economic and social policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization and ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton," Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late twentieth century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the economic and social policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization and
... Read more
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台灣風俗講予你聽

Tâi-uân hong-sio̍k kóng hōo lí thiann

by Hena Ma ...

Narrated by Hena Ma ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

【線頂有聲冊】用台語認捌台灣Tùi 傳統文化 ê 轉變，看台灣社會 ê 發展滿月送 ê 油飯、拜祖先 ê 草仔粿、五日節 ê 插青kah 濟濟生活中 ê 習慣是對佗位來？這本冊用簡單 ê 台語紹介傳統節日 ê起源，民間宗教活動 ê 變化 kah 台灣人對出生到過身所經過 ê 儀式。讀者對傳統習慣看tio̍h台灣社會 ê 改變，mā 發現無仝族群 ê 文化 kah 世界交流 ê 跤跡。【特色】這本冊用文字 kā 喙講 ê 台語故事寫落來，是真簡單 ê 台文。冊內討論日常看到 ê 風俗習慣，對現此時 ê 角度探索傳統文化 ê 變化，認捌佇這塊土地所發生 ê 代誌。【作者】Hena Ma（賢仔 ê 媽媽）佇嘉義市出生 ê 水上鄉人，Podcast《台灣人台灣事》ê 製作人 kah 播音員。... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

【線頂有聲冊】用台語認捌台灣Tùi 傳統文化 ê 轉變，看台灣社會 ê 發展滿月送 ê 油飯、拜祖先 ê 草仔粿、五日節 ê 插青kah 濟濟生活中 ê 習慣是對佗位來？這本冊用簡單 ê 台語紹介傳統節日 ê起源，民間宗教活動 ê 變化 kah 台灣人對出生到過身所經過 ê 儀式。讀者對傳統習慣看tio̍h台灣社會 ê 改變，mā 發現無仝族群 ê 文化 kah 世界交流 ê 跤跡。【特色】這本冊用文字 kā 喙講 ê 台語故事寫落來，是真簡單 ê 台文。冊內討論日常看到 ê 風俗習慣，對現此時 ê 角度探索傳統文化 ê 變化，認捌佇這塊土地所發生 ê 代誌。【作者】Hena Ma（賢仔 ê 媽媽）佇嘉義市出生 ê 水上鄉人，Podcast《台灣人台灣事》ê 製作人 kah 播音員。...
... Read more
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The Loom of Time

Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

by Robert D. Kaplan ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

14 hours 49 min

**A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century“Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent history.”—National ReviewFINALIST FOR THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB’S ... Read more

$25.99 USD

**A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century“Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent history.”—National ReviewFINALIST FOR THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB’S
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The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War

by Mark E. Stille ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World War II, and came to dominate the Pacific in the early months of the war. This was a remarkable turnaround for a navy that only began to modernize in 1868, although defeats inflicted on the Russians and Chinese in successive wars at the turn of the century gave a sense of the threat the IJN was to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World War II, and came to dominate the Pacific in the early months of the war. This was a remarkable turnaround for a navy that only began to modernize in 1868, although defeats inflicted on the Russians and Chinese in successive wars at the turn of the century gave a sense of the threat the IJN was to
... Read more
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Shogun

The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan's Greatest Ruler

by A.L. Sadler ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 56 min

Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war against one another incessantly. Shogun tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who finally unified and brought lasting peace to the nation. He established a new central government which enabled his descendants to rule Japan for the next 260 years—a ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war against one another incessantly. Shogun tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who finally unified and brought lasting peace to the nation. He established a new central government which enabled his descendants to rule Japan for the next 260 years—a
... Read more
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China Marine

An Infantryman's Life After World War II

by E.B. Sledge ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

5 hours 11 min

China Marine is the sequel to E. B. Sledge's critically acclaimed memoir, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.Picking up where his previous memoir leaves off, Sledge, a young marine in the First Division, traces his company's movements and charts his own difficult passage to peace following his horrific experiences in the Pacific. He reflects on his duty in the ancient city of Peiping (now ... Read more

$13.99 USD

China Marine is the sequel to E. B. Sledge's critically acclaimed memoir, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.Picking up where his previous memoir leaves off, Sledge, a young marine in the First Division, traces his company's movements and charts his own difficult passage to peace following his horrific experiences in the Pacific. He reflects on his duty in the ancient city of Peiping (now
... Read more
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Midnight's Furies

The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition

by Nisid Hajari ...

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody—it was supposed to be an answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus who had been ruled by the British for centuries. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protégé and the political leader of India, believed that Indians were an inherently nonviolent, peaceful people. Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was a secular lawyer, ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody—it was supposed to be an answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus who had been ruled by the British for centuries. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protégé and the political leader of India, believed that Indians were an inherently nonviolent, peaceful people. Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was a secular lawyer,
... Read more
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The King's Shadow

Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria

by Edmund Richardson ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

For centuries the city of Alexandria Beneath the Mountains was a meeting point of East and West. Then it vanished. In 1833 it was discovered in Afghanistan by the unlikeliest person imaginable: Charles Masson, deserter, pilgrim, doctor, archaeologist, spy, one of the most respected scholars in Asia, and the greatest of nineteenth-century travelers.On the way into one of history's most ... Read more

$24.99 USD

For centuries the city of Alexandria Beneath the Mountains was a meeting point of East and West. Then it vanished. In 1833 it was discovered in Afghanistan by the unlikeliest person imaginable: Charles Masson, deserter, pilgrim, doctor, archaeologist, spy, one of the most respected scholars in Asia, and the greatest of nineteenth-century travelers.On the way into one of history's most
... Read more
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The Japanese Mind

Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture

by Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

In The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture.Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others' benevolence), amakudari (the nation's descent from heaven), chinmoku (silence in communication), ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture.Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others' benevolence), amakudari (the nation's descent from heaven), chinmoku (silence in communication),
... Read more
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The Anarchy

The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

by William Dalrymple ...

Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

Unabridged

15 hours 43 min

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb
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Battle of Chosin Reservoir, The: The History of the Chinese Victory that Pushed UN Forces Out of North Korea during the Korean War

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

The Korean War is often labeled “the forgotten war,” and though it has received renewed attention in recent years, it still pales compared to others in recent history, like the Vietnam War or even the more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. What’s mostly overlooked is that the Korean War was one of the most intense conflicts the United States fought, and the soldiers who served in it were ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Korean War is often labeled “the forgotten war,” and though it has received renewed attention in recent years, it still pales compared to others in recent history, like the Vietnam War or even the more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. What’s mostly overlooked is that the Korean War was one of the most intense conflicts the United States fought, and the soldiers who served in it were
... Read more

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